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Developing Effective Teams

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Create a hypothetical maximum-security prison environment to use as a basis for your answers. The prison may be a state, federal, private, or nonprivate prison.

Assume the role of correctional officers at a maximum-security prison. A university professor has asked you to speak to her class about your experiences as correctional officers. To prepare for the visit, she has sent you the questions that the students will ask you.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you answer to following questions.

§ How does the prison environment influence the way you ensure security and custody in your prison?

§ What methods of secure custody do you use in your prison?

§ How do you ensure professionalism among the corrections staff?

§ Do you work for a private or nonprivate prison? How do your daily work experiences differ from those of others according to the type of prison you work for?

Remember correctional officers will likely have different experiences and answers to these questions.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining the needs of special offenders. Answer the following questions:

§ How do special needs, mentally ill, and substance-abusing prisoners affect the jail and prison systems at state and federal levels?

§ What would happen if these prisoners were not cared for properly?

§ Select a prison special offender population and research a program aimed to assist or care for that population. What are the characteristics of the program? How has the program affected the special offender population in that prison?